School: Churchtown, Athy (roll number 7790)
- Location:
- Churchtown South, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubhlaoich
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- (continued from previous page)spots in them. She takes four weeks to hatch them.Curlew
A curlew builds her nest in bogs. She makes it of rushes, and lays three big white eggs. She hatches them for three weeks.
- Sandmartin
The sandmartin builds in sand. They build their nests with feathers, hair and moss. They lay four white eggs with brown spots on them. They hatch for three weeks. Corncrakes
The corncrakes builds their nests in meadow fields. They make a flat nest, lay five brown eggs, and hatch for three weeks .
Stonechatter
The stonechatter builds in walls. They(continues on next page) - Collector
- John Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castlereban North, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Thomas Day
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Ballyroe, Co. Kildare
